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Missing Since: 1/23/1999 (Saturday)
Missing From: Tacoma, WA
4702 Center St. at New Frontier Lanes
At Approximately 10:30 pm
Date of Birth: 7/04/1996
(2 Years Old At The Time Of Abduction)
Parents: Theresa and Robert Lewis
Siblings:
Sister: Tameka
Sister: Monique
Sister: Katarina
Sister: Dawn
Sister: Dominique
Relatives:
Grandmother: Mary Czapiewski (Deceased)
Grandfather: Ernest Czapiewski (Deceased)
Uncle: Tim Czapiewski
Uncle: Philip Czapiewski
Uncle: William Czapiewski
Height & Weight: 3'0, 35 lbs
Hair & Eyes: Black & Brown
Wearing: Green Tweety Bird Shirt, White Sweatpants,
Black & White Air Jordan Sneakers &
Carrying a Clear Purse with a Fish Design,
(with Starburst Candy)
Other: Biracial (Black, Native American, & White)
Teekah is Asthmatic and requires the use of an Inhaler
or Ventilator, She always Suffers from bad Allergies,
Both Ears are Pierced, Dimples, Large Birthmark on
Left Buttock, Light Dis-colorization on Face and Left
Buttock due to Eczema. What's described as a
"Touch of Grey" at her Hairline
AGENCIES
253-798-4721
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
202-324-3000
NAMUS: #MP6299
Case Number: 99-0231121
Doe Network: 2486DFWA
NCIC: M185594585
NCMEC: 1-800-843-5678
NCMEC: 859446
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I wanna say the timing of when Teekah actually went missing is kinda dicey if you compare the initial reports by the newspapers and the old Angelfire Site that was run by Teekah's Family. According to the Family's Site, Teekah went missing around 10:30 pm. However newspaper reports (Which usually rely on Law Enforcement for details) say Teekah went missing anywhere from 9:45 to 10:30 pm. So there is a window of around 45 minutes. That's if you go by the news reports that is.
DETAILS OF DISAPPEARANCE
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The "Official Search" may have ended that Sunday. However according to The Daily Herald, On January 30th 2 dogs tracked Teekah's scent to a brushy area across from the Bowling Alley. Under a bush a ball of men's clothes were found. They did not have mildew on them and Law Enforcement stated they had not been there long. The Bundle included a Navy Blue Wool Coat with the initials "IS" or "JS" written in the neck label. A pair of off white Lee brand Jeans and a Columbia brand button down Plaid Flannel Shirt. A Forensic Team allowed the clothes to dry and then combed through the fibers. Law Enforcement couldn't say that the clothing was related to Teekah's Abduction.
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THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION
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After a year of investigating, The News Tribune (January 21st, 2000) reported that Law Enforcement was searching for 2 men that were seen standing near Teekah the night she was last seen. Law Enforcement stated this would've been around 10:15 pm that night. By this point Law Enforcement had talked to nearly everyone that was at the bowling alley that night twice. A teenager informed Law Enforcement he saw two men standing near the video games around the time Teekah disappeared. According to this teenager....
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The one pictured looks like it doesn't have a trunk spoiler. The Trunk Spoilers started being added to that model in 92. (Factory wise) I'm sure if you wanted to customize an earlier model. It probably could've been done.
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In April of 2006 There seemed to be a break in the case. The Lewis' family's Private Investigator tracked down a girl matching Teekah's age and general description living in an RV park in Texas. According to Theresa, The ear on the girl seemed to match Teekah's. So much so that she believed the girl to be Teekah. Even tho the FBI had their own doubts. A DNA Test was scheduled. And in June of 2006 the results indicated that the girl was NOT Teekah. Unfortunately.
2008- A Fresh Perspective
"We believe somebody kidnapped her, A stranger."
Detective Lindsey Wade
The News Tribune: January 23rd, 2008
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"We want to reach out to people here who knew somebody who changed their demeanor or attitude level or suspicion level that night or the days following. We want people to re-examine their conscience and revisit that night."
Detective Brad Graham
In October of 2008, Teekah and Lenoria Jones were featured on the side of Semi Trucks as part of the Homeward Bound Program. This was a partnership with Gordon Trucking of Pacific and the Washington State Patrol that was launched in 2006 to assist in spreading the awareness of missing children. Teekah's case was going on 9 years. With no further leads as to where she might be.
In 2010, A new "lead" came to fruition. At the annual vigil held for Teekah by her family. A person described as a "Man in his 40s" told Theresa that he had "visions" of Teekah. As a result of this "tip". Law Enforcement began digging at Native Garden in Point Defiance Park. On Wednesday January 27th Law Enforcement began digging. They dug until just before dark. And the spokesman for the Tacoma Police Department Mark Fulghum is quoted as saying.
The Search "Didn't turn up anything that would help us." Go figure.
Oh it's time I'm afraid..... It's time for an ADD Tangent....
I can't take it anymore. You can believe anything you want. If someone wants to believe in hocus pocus magic psychic tardery. Go ahead. (I still love you Mo Montgomery) Free country. I'm gonna ask you a few questions tho. Can you point to one psychic that won the lottery? Can you? Because I can't. I ain't gonna lie. That's the first thing I'm gonna do if I was psychic. And that's not selfish. I'd probably win it about 5-6 times in a row. So that I can be rich enough to afford all the taxes they are gonna take out. And so that I can be financially stable to dedicate myself to using my so-called "power" to help people full time. Any psychic that tells you they can't use their power to predict the numbers of the Power Ball because that's just not how their "powers" work is full of shit. If Psychics can have these "visions" about a missing girl. Why don't they go and assist Law Enforcement dig in the areas they have these visions in? You'd think if it was as fool proof as they claim it is. They'd want to show everyone how right they were. But it never happens. And there is a difference between being a straight up douche bag and getting a family's hopes up by approaching them and telling them shit that you know is bogus. And a family going to you and asking your "guidance" in a matter. End of Tangent.
2011-New Details On The Car
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2012-Case In Review-New Leads
Starting in January of 2012, Detective Lindsey Wade started reviewing Teekah's case file in search of new leads. 3 incidents caught her eye.....
The First Incident: November 29th 1998
A 4 year old boy was bowling with his dad at Frontier Lanes. The boy wandered over to the arcade area for a bit before heading to the bathroom. At one point another patron entered the bathroom and noticed the boy laying down on the floor in one of the stalls. He had been sexually assaulted. The Suspect was described as a White Man with Brown Curly Hair and a Beard. And he possibly wore a hat with the word HUSKY across the front of it. This is the most outrageous aspect of this incident. The Bowling Alley Security Guards were notified of this incident. The father assumed that they would notify Tacoma PD. They didn't.....Yep. They didn't notify them. The father found out the next day when he reached out to Tacoma PD. The father ended up filing the report. The dipshit "security" officers are on record stating they believed they knew who the guy who did it. But they didn't know his name. (derrrrrrrrrrrrrr) Detective Wade asserted the man in question must've been a regular.
The Second Incident-January 23rd 1999 2pm:
On January 26th 1999 a tip was called into the Tacoma Police Department stating that a few weeks prior to Teekah's abduction, A 6 year old boy was almost kidnapped from the bowling alley. Detective Wade spoke to the boy's mother. The boy was in the arcade by himself but his mother was in range to keep her eyes on him. At some point she saw a stranger bent down talking to her son and the man had a hold of her son's hand. The mother rushed to her son. At this point the man was saying he was the boy's father. The mom and several other patrons confronted the creep. Security was called. And he was escorted from the building. Again, Just like in the previous case. The mother assumed that Tacoma Pd would be notified. And to no one's surprise. They weren't The creep was described as a White Male with Brown Hair.
The Third Incident:
Blue 1995 Pontiac Grand Am (2 Door with Spoiler) The 3rd incident doesn't say whether the car in question was either a 2 door or four door. Nor does it specify the year of the model. Nor does it say it had a spoiler. I only used this picture to see how similar the descriptions of both Grand Ams are in relation to this case.
"Now I have little hope. It's hard for me to accept it"
Theresa Lewis
2018: 19 Years
2020: Important Info Released
ANALYSIS
I already reached out Lindsey Wade on Facebook regarding the clothes that were found. I am hoping to get clarification as to whether the flannel shirt is blue or not. I doubt she responds. But it is worth a try. There are a lot of interesting aspects of this case. One of several being how the Persons of Interest "morphed" from 2 Persons. Into just one. The interview with the then teenager (2020 News Video) who saw a pockmarked man taking a mixed young girl to the restroom is interesting as well. As I outlined earlier, In the beginning of the investigation, A young man stated that he saw 2 men standing next to Teekah at the Cruisin World game. And then he saw (I'm assuming were the same two men) walking a young girl, presumed to be Teekah, towards the front desk door exit. If we presume the placing of the Cruisin World game is the same as it is in the pictures above. Then why walk Teekah that direction when there was an exit right by the game? Literally 6 feet away. And if we go back to the 2020 interview with the other teen. He said he saw a pockmarked man taking a girl, who he was sure was Teekah, into a restroom. Now is this the same kid? I think so. Because in the video it states that they interviewed this teen not long after the investigation started. So I'm basing this assessment based on the facts outlined. I think this is a common police practice. Where Law Enforcement lets out certain info, That's sometimes intentionally inaccurate, In an attempt to filter out false leads they may receive later. Just like how the car kept changing colors. And whether or not it had a spoiler or not. Now I understand that some of this may be a result of bad or inept reporting as well. Also, Theresa has over the years said some things about the investigation that hasn't panned out. Like when they searched John William Black's house. She stated that he told Police that he saw Teekah at the Bowling Alley that night and he even spoke to her. Black stated he had no idea who Teekah even was. Law Enforcement stayed quiet and declined to comment. But later stated Black was not a suspect. Then years later, Theresa said Law Enforcement showed her a picture of the "Pockmarked Man" that was at the bowling alley that night and she recognized him. Which is odd. Because Law Enforcement is steadfast that they have no suspect in this case. Yet, If we are to believe Theresa's account. Law Enforcement has continued to let the media report on a man they already know the identity of. The only way this makes sense is if they have a picture of this man. And don't know who he is. Which I seriously doubt. Because they would've released it by now. And if they do. It would've likely been as a result of either cameras that were at the establishment. Or a patron who was either taking pictures or filming that night at the bowling alley. And I doubt the quality of the picture is very good. Even if that is the case. It still makes zero sense. Because Theresa stated that this person has even followed her daughter's Facebook page. If we presume this is accurate. And the idiot is that brazen. Then he is a dumb ass. Especially if he used his real name and/or has a picture of himself on the Facebook account he used to follow Teekah's page. For one. He just gave Law Enforcement a better picture of himself. And if he didn't use his real name or put a picture on the account. Theresa wouldn't know this person was the person Law Enforcement was looking for. The only other way this makes sense, Is if he sent that page a message. Which again, Is beyond dumb. They would easily be able to find him by acquiring a warrant and working with Facebook. In my opinion. I don't think either of these things Theresa has stated over the years is accurate. I think she is doing what any parent would do in her situation. She is trying to generate her own leads. Because she is desperate. And I don't blame her at all. I can't imagine what she has had to live with all these years. My heart goes out to her. Frontier Lanes is lucky they are not in business anymore. If they were and I was Theresa. I'd own that place. There was more than one instance of child luring (One being more than that) that took place prior to Teekah's abduction. And in both cases. The idiot security guards did nothing to notify authorities. In one instance they escorted a man who tried to abduct a child outside. I'm assuming to ban him from the property. Did they not get his name? Check his ID or anything? How would they know he wouldn't come back if they didn't notify management? How do we know this isn't the man who abducted Teekah? That is insane! Now onto the man with the pockmarked face. If the description of this man is accurate. And you take into account this was 1999. I am not sure this man is still alive. I hope he is. But the general description of the man leads me to believe this dirty bastard didn't take care of himself. The pockmarks on his face are usually the results of old acne that hasn't been taken care of. Or in other cases staph infections. Staph infections can be a symptom/result of heroin addiction. In Tacoma it looks like opioids are the drug of choice. I didn't go back 25 years to see if it was the same in that area. But the late 90s and early 2000s is when the opioid epidemic really took flight. I know that's probably a little bit of overthinking. But it fits the facts. I ended up becoming overly obsessed with this article and case. So I will continue to update this entry with news articles and videos related to the case over the coming weeks. I just needed to get it published.
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